2023-21MPA

  • Submitted by: Rosa Laucci, Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation
  • Summary: Modify take allowances in Pyramid Point SMCA to no take with tribal exemption; change northern boundary to align with California/Oregon state line.
  •  Bin : 2
  • Amendment submitted: No
A legend for the maps that follow, where State Marine Reserves are shown in red, no-take State Marine Conservation Areas or SMCAs are shown in purple, SMCAs are shown in blue, State Marine Recreational Management Areas are shown in green, and Special Closures are shown in pink.

Use the slider in the image below to visualize the proposed change.

A slider-controlled map showing the existing MPA network on the left and the proposed change on the right. The map is centered around Pyramid Point SMCA in northern Del Norte County, California. On the left, the existing MPA is shown in blue. On the right, the MPA is shown with a crosshatched fill and the northern boundary is slightly more south than the existing boundary to align with the California – Oregon state line.
A slider-controlled map showing the existing MPA network on the left and the proposed change on the right. The map is centered around Pyramid Point SMCA in northern Del Norte County, California. On the left, the existing MPA is shown in blue. On the right, the MPA is shown with a crosshatched fill and the northern boundary is slightly more south than the existing boundary to align with the California – Oregon state line.